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Abstract
tl.’l precarious, cu.tcl (i()”G/: ,:;,c ·,1.te c-:..._’1ci chronic regional ,.’3hortages
are anticipated if the 11orld population continues to increase
as predicted. More food rrotein will be needed from both conventional
and nonconventional sources, particularly tile latter,
because of the finite·limitations on land and enerGY• Many
approaches toward incroasing the supply and nutritive value of
foods and protein have been proposed including single cell
protein (SCP). Protein production throughout mass cultivation
of fungal mycelium is a relatively recent developm&,t, and
using agricultural and industrial cellulosic wastes as subtrates
for fungal groHth appeared to be a feasible approach,
because of the high cellulase activity of some fungal species.
In Egypt, corn cobs and date seeds constitute a major
portion of cellulosic 11astes. Approximately 341 .000 tons of
corn cobs (Technical population in Animal nutrition, No. 3,
1968, Ninistry of Agricultura, Cairo, Egypt) and 47520 tons
of date seeds (Egyptian Ammal Book of Statistics 1974) are
prodL.tced annually whicll a:c; ;nainly used as a fuel OJ:’ animal
f’e:ed. In this study, t!1e JIOSibilities of production of SCP
from corn cobs and datG so0ds were considered a;,·
tivi-;S of this study arc: uuJ.urnarized as follows